A to Z Art History - Yaacov Agam

So, here I am at A in my A to Z. I like it when people have double As in their name. It's like Aaron. It must be a Hebrew thing. Because this artist is Hebrew and Aaron is a name that comes from the Bible. He studied at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. He then went to Zurich. Now he lives in France.

He is best known for experimental optical or kinetic art. His first exhibition was in Galerie Graven. In 1955, he established himself as a leading kinetic artist in Le Mouvement exhibition with Jesus Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Pol Bury, Alexander Carlder, and Jean Tinguely 1955.

His work is abstract usually using movement, light, sound and viewer participation. His best known pieces are "Double Metamophasis III", "Visual Music Ochestration." He's also known for a fountain at La Defense in France and one in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv.

His printing technique called Agamograph uses lenticular printing where the work demostrates radically different images from different angles.

Here are some of his works:






















Double Metamophasis III














Jerusalem at Night















Fountain at Dizengoff Square












La Defense, France